adhikaraṇa
See also: adhikarana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- अधिकरण (Devanagari script)
- অধিকরণ (Bengali script)
- අධිකරණ (Sinhalese script)
- အဓိကရဏ or ဢꩪိၵရꧣ (Burmese script)
- อธิกรณ or อะธิกะระณะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨵᩥᨠᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຘິກຣຓ or ອະຘິກະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
- អធិករណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄇𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
adhi- + karaṇa. Related to Sanskrit अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa), though the exact relationship is unclear. It could be a common inheritance or a loan in either direction, possibly varying by sense.
Noun
adhikaraṇa n
Declension
Declension table of "adhikaraṇa" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | adhikaraṇaṃ | adhikaraṇāni |
| Accusative (second) | adhikaraṇaṃ | adhikaraṇāni |
| Instrumental (third) | adhikaraṇena | adhikaraṇehi or adhikaraṇebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | adhikaraṇassa or adhikaraṇāya or adhikaraṇatthaṃ | adhikaraṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | adhikaraṇasmā or adhikaraṇamhā or adhikaraṇā | adhikaraṇehi or adhikaraṇebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | adhikaraṇassa | adhikaraṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | adhikaraṇasmiṃ or adhikaraṇamhi or adhikaraṇe | adhikaraṇesu |
| Vocative (calling) | adhikaraṇa | adhikaraṇāni |
Derived terms
- tulyādhikaraṇa (“grammatical agreement”)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “adhikaraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead